Combination coffee and card table



y 1951 R. w. SERVICE 2,551,766

COMBINATION COFFEE AND CARD TABLE Filed March 26, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet l@HHIIII" I 5 Inventor Robert W. Service y 3, 1951 R. w. SERVICE2,551,766

COMBINATION COFFEE AND CARD TABLE Filed March 26, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet 2I8 1 19 Fig.8. 20 f Fig. I0.

I rwentor Robert W Service By 2mm Wynn 0; HM

Patented May 8, 1951 UNITED STATES eArENT' osmcEw-i COMBINATION COFFEEAND CARD TABLE Robert W. Service, Hamilton, Ohio Application March 26,1947, Serial No. 737,263

2 Claims.

movable base portion which when removed therefrom transforms theoriginal table into a lower table for use as a coffee table.

A still further feature of the present invention is to provide a deviceof the class described that is simple and practical in construction,neat and attractive in appearance, relatively inexpensive to manufactureand otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same isintended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein likenumerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure l is a perspective view showing the combination tableconstruction in accordance with the present invention;

Figure 2 is a front elevational view of the upper portion of thecombination table forming a hassock;

Figure 3 is a front elevational view of the lower portion of thecombination table forming a hassock;

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on a line 44 of Figure 2;

Figure 5 is a side elevational View of the combination table in completeform;

Figure 6 is an enlarged top plan view of Figure 3, the hassock topremoved therefrom;

Figure 7 is an enlarged side elevational view of the hassock top;

Figure 8 is a side elevational view of the hassock base, the side wallcovering removed therefrom;

Figure 9 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken on line 9-9 ofFigure 1;

Figure 10 is an enlarged sectional view taken on line Ill-I0 of Figure6; and

Figure 11 is a sectional view taken on a line I l--I I of Figure 4.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, wherein for the purpose ofillustration, I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of the presentinvention, the numeral 5 represents generally a fixed table baseincluding a pair of preferably circular upper and lower rings 6 and 1formed 2 of arcuate sections connected at their abutting edges byarcuate braces 8. This pair of rings 6 and l are spaced apart andretained in horizontal parallelism by uprights 9.

Suitably secured to the upper ring is a preferably circular table topdesignated generally by the numeral Ill said top comprising a circularhorizontally positioned rim II on which a preferably wooden disc l2 ofslightly smaller diameter is suitably secured and said disc I2 iscovered by a similar size disc [3 of veneer or any suitable materialthat will give the desired color and attractiveness for the table top,thus covering the disc l2.

A usual molding strip 14 of circular form is secured on rim l l to bearagainst the outer edges of the disc 12 and disc [3 and said strip I4 isprefcrably of enameled or stained polished wood.

Completely encircling the outer edges of rings 6 and 1 is acircumferential side wall l5 0 linoleum or any other suitable material.

The numeral l6 designatesgenerally a hassock body which forms theremovable base for the combination table.

The hassock is composed of an upper ring l1 and lower ring I8 formed ofarcuate sections l9 and 20 respectively which are connected at theirabutting edges by arcuate braces 2 I. The arcuate sections 20 formingthe lower ring 18 are of slightly larger width than the arcuate sectionsIQ of the upper ring to provide a shoulder 22 on which is secured theouter edge of a circular bottom 23.

The rings l1 and I8 are held spaced apart in horizontal parallelism byuprights 24.

Secured by fastening means 25 to the inner vertical edges of uprights 24are the lower ends of preferably wooden cleats 26 whose upper endsproject upwardly from ring I! slightly, as shown best in Figure 10.

A circumferential side wall 21 of linoleum or any other suitablematerial encircles the outer edges of rings I! and I8 and is suitablysecured thereto.

The removable top for the hassock designated generally by the numeral 29comprises a disc 30 having a downwardly extending flanged portion 3i.

The disc as and flanged portion 3! are covered with leather or any otherattractive upholstering material 32, tacked or otherwise suitablysecured to the flanged portion 3| with padding between disc 30 and theupholstery (not shown). The upholstered cushion might be finished bytufting, as shown in Figure 3 of the drawings, or left smooth.

Cleats 33 suitably secured to disc 30' project downwardly from the disc36 past the flanged portion 3| and are spaced inwardly from the flangedportion. Said cleats are adapted to tightly fit between the inner edgeof the upper ring I! of the h-assock and said cleats 26 secured touprights 24 are adapted to tightly fit against the inner edge of theflanged portion 3|.

The top 29 in this manner is easily removed from the hassock so thatarticles may be conveniently stored in the body of the hassock for easyaccessibility.

The table, as shown in Figure 5, is made up by removing the hassock top29 and placing the fixed base 5 on the hassock body I6 so that thecleats 26 of the hassock body fit tightly against the inner edge of thelower ring 1 of said fixed base whereby the table is relatively high andmay be used as a card table or the like.

When the hassock body is removed from base 5, the table is of slightlydecreased height as shown in Figure 2, and in this form may be used as acoffee table or the like, and by placing the hassock top 29 on thehassock body as shown in Figure 3, two articles are formed from one.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings it is believed that a clear understanding of theconstruction, operation and advantages of the device will be quiteapparent to those skilled in this art. A more detailed description isaccordingly deemed unnnecessary.

i It is to be understood, however, that even though there is hereinshown and described a preferred embodiment of the invention the same issusceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of theinvention as herein described and the scope of the appended claims. Theconverting method applied to this combination is definitely not confinedto the round design used in the drawings, since this converting methodcan be applied to a square, rectangular, hexagonal, octagonal or anyother suitable shape or design of table. And the sections of base re--quired to raise the table to card table height is not confined in theconstruction of the hassock alone, because it might be harbored in manyother ways such as the construction of an end table, or be rendereduseful in the construction of some other small piece of furniture, or itmight be just held in storage until needed.

What I claim is:

1. In an article of the class described, a hollow cylindrical baseincluding an upper ring and a lower ring, uprights connecting the rings,said uprights having outer edges flush with the outer edges of saidrings, a bottom wall carried by the lower ring, a circumferential sidewall between the outer edges of the rings and the outer edges of theuprights, a removable top including an annular member supported on theupper ring of the base, and upstanding cleat means carried by theuprights and engaging the inner edge of the upper ring, said cleat meanshaving portions projecting upwardly from the upper ring to engage theannular member and holding the latter against horizontal movement on thebase.

2. In a coffee table including a top and an upright fixed to the top andforming a support for the top, means for supporting the upright and thetop in an elevated position for use of the same as a card table, saidmeans comprising a base or a length less than the length of saidupright, and cleat means between the base and the upright, said cleatmeans including a plurality of circumferentially spaced upstanding lugscarried by said base and having portions projecting upwardly from theupper end of said base for engaging the upright.

ROBERT W. SERVICE.

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